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Research Guide to American Literature Part II Study Guides Literature onColonial General Topics 1607–1776 = Z RGAL_1Colonial Lit final .indd 1 3/3/10 9:42:58 AM Research Guide to American Literature = Volume 1: Colonial Literature, 1607–1776 Volume 2: Early American Literature, 1776–1820 Volume 3: Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1820–1865 Volume 4: Realism and Regionalism, 1865–1914 Volume 5: American Modernism, 1914–1945 Volume 6: Postwar Literature, 1945–1970 Volume 7: Contemporary Literature, 1970 to Present RGAL_1Colonial Lit final .indd 2 3/3/10 9:42:58 AM Research Guide to American Literature Part II Study Guides Colonial Literature on General Topics 1607–1776 = Z Benjamin Franklin V University of South Carolina A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book RGAL_1Colonial Lit final .indd 3 3/3/10 9:42:58 AM Research Guide to American Literature: Colonial Literature, 1607–1776 Copyright © 2010 by Benjamin Franklin V All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Research guide to American literature. -- New ed. p. cm. “A Bruccoli Clark Layman book.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8160-7861-5 (v. 1 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7862-2 (v. 2 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7863-9 (v. 3 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7864-6 (v. 4 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7865-3 (v. 5 : acidfree paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7866-0 (v. 6 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-81607867-7 (v. 7 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-1-4381-3242-6 (v.1: ebook) 1. American literature—Research—Methodology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. American literature—History and criticism. 3. Canon (Literature) I. Franklin, Benjamin, 1939– II. Vietto, Angela III. Habich, Robert D., 1951– IV. Quirk, Tom, 1946– V. Scharnhorst, Gary. VI. Anderson, George Parker, 1957– VII. Cusatis, John. VIII. Moser, Linda Trinh, 1964– IX. West, Kathryn, 1962– X. Facts on File, Inc. PS51.R47 2010 810.7’2—dc22 2009047815 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Text design by Erika K. Arroyo Composition by Bruccoli Clark Layman Cover printed by Art Print, Taylor, PA Book printed and bound by Maple Press, York, PA Date printed: February 2010 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. As always, for Jo, Abigail, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Louisa = RGAL_1Colonial Lit final .indd 5 3/3/10 9:42:58 AM RGAL_1Colonial Lit final .indd 6 3/3/10 9:42:58 AM Contents = Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Series Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Part I: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Boundaries of the Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Why Study This Period and These Writers 3 Movements and Schools Active during Period 4 Dominant Genres and Literary Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dominant Writers 7 Historical and Social